INDEX with XMATCH returns an item from a range or array according to the first or last match it finds. Like XLOOKUP, it works with vertical and horizontal datasets, can search in any direction, and ...

A common use of data validation is to create a drop-down list. Use it to restrict the type of data that users enter into an Excel cell.

When you update this spreadsheet with new or different data, you won’t have to re-create the validation rule, but you will need to click Circle Invalid Data again. This tool would be useful to bring ...

For many, the INDEX-XMATCH combination in Excel is the go-to method for retrieving a value from a dataset. However, you can ...

The Data Validation feature in Excel 2013 offers a List option to confine selections in a cell to a preconfigured series of values. This selection can further influence the values in another list ...

Learn how to use a data validation control to allow users to select when to run multiple VBA procedures in Microsoft Excel.

In this article we will show you how to display multiple columns in a validation list in Excel. We will show you a method that can then be applied to your data.

Sometimes you need to scan some files for a piece of data like a string, phrase or some number, and one of those files just happens to be an Excel spreadsheet. You could open up the file, launch the ...

Susan Harkins shows you a quick method for removing validation rules for multiple ranges in Excel, at the same time.